SMITE – the game that allows you to indulge your god complex – by taking on the role of any of a huge selection of deities. A massively popular esport, SMITE is a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) where players choose their deity and join four other deities to destroy the opposing team. As an added bonus – SMITE is entirely free to play!

Champions

As of January 2015, you can choose from 62 different deities and immortals, all of which are taken from, or based on,Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Mayan, Norse, Hindu, and Roman culture and mythology. However – every player on the team must choose a different god – you can’t have two Zeus’ on the same team, for example, because we all know that that would cause a paradox in the time-space continuum and rip a hole in the fabric of the universe!

Each deity has its own four unique starting spells, as well as special skills. Choose your character based on your preferred role within the team – Dealer, Tanking, Crowd Control, Support – Having a clear understanding of what role you need to fill is crucial to the success of your team! If you’re a total noob and have no clue, your best option is to play the tutorials and play some matches against AI teams until you get to grips with the game.

Gameplay

One of the much-loved aspects of SMITE is that you play as your god with a third person perspective. This provides a unique feel to the game when compared to other MOBA-style esports. Once you’re past the tutorials, where your every move is guided, you need to start developing your own play style. SMITE is a game of strategy – and it’s a team game, too. Just dashing off all guns blazing isn’t the best plan of action and likely won’t get you too far – not to mention how much it’ll drive your team mates crazy.

Play plenty of practice games and understand what each of the abilities for your chosen immortal does. Once you understand how to use your abilities, you can more easily establish the best role for you to take within your team. Decide which role you are best suited to and choose your immortal accordingly.

Once you’re comfortable with the basics and are in a live game, whether it’s against AI or real world players, you can get huge bonuses and benefits by defeating NPCs. You can be sure your opponents will also be going for the same bonuses – so be sure to get in there first!

Match-ups

Thankfully for noobs, you’re not just matches with any old players. SMITE uses a matchmaking system to give every player a fair and enjoyable game. You are placed in a team of evenly matched players, against a team of equally matched players. The matching is based on previous experience and previous match results. This ensures both teams have a fighting chance at victory! And, if you stream your SMITE game on DingIt, you can earn while you play with our broadcaster benefits and our awesome incentive program!

Keep an eye on the blog or follow us on social media as we’ll be continuing our SMITE series with a whole compendium of useful articles, ranging from game modes to strategy, tips, and techniques!

Big legal movements in eSports happening in Germany at the moment, with political parties in Schleswig-Holstein working on an agreement that “aims to examine if and how esports events can be supported and established”.

For many of us, being an eSports superstar is a dream job. I mean, who wouldn’t want to play their favorite games and rake in piles of cash at the same time? Not to mention getting sponsorship deals for big cash, awesome gaming hardware, clothing, and the all the rest. However, it’s just not that easy. You can’t just download LoL or SCII and be earning millions in a few short hours. It just doesn’t work that way. For many people, even seasoned gamers, breaking into eSports is hard – and lots of people simply don’t know where to start. SO – we thought we’d give you a bit of an overview of just where to start and how to get noticed.

Try Some Games

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The first thing you need to do is to try out some games. Regardless of which game is currently the most fashionable, you need to find a game you enjoy. If you love the game you’re playing, you’ll be more engaged with it and better at it. If you don’t want to download or purchase loads of different games when you first start, the best thing you can do is go and watch some. Watch some esports like StarCraft2, League of Legends, Diablo, CS:GO, SMITE, Dota2, or Hearthstone. Get a feel for the style and purpose of each game and, from there, whittle down the list to just a few games you’d like to try.

Play around with your chosen games and decide which ones you want to focus on. Just remember not to spread yourself too thin. Focus on just one or two esports to improve faster.

Tychus Findlay – Credit Blizzard Entertainment

Get a Channel

Nobody will know who you are if they can’t see you play – so signup for DingIt and get yourself a broadcasting channel where people can watch you play. Even if you’re a complete noob, being able to broadcast is crucial. Plus, as you get more viewers and followers, they’ll help you along, giving you useful advice, tactics, and info to help you progress. As an added bonus, you can take advantage of our awesome incentive program, available to gamers of all levels!

Play, Play, Play

Practice is crucial. Put in as many hours as you can and your skills will improve. Work hard and hone your skills.

Get Noticed

There’s a couple of ways to get yourself noticed – and you should utilize all of them.

Build your brand – get yourself all over the forums and social media sites – but do it all under your chosen gamer name – that way people can find you.

Be friendly and outgoing and interact with your followers – it’ll encourage them to remain loyal.

Set up a blog or website detailing your journey from complete noob to superstar. Update it regularly and use it to host your broadcasting schedule. You can also use your site as a your platform for asking for donations and sponsorship and even keep videoss of your absolute favorite matches.

Interact with other gamers – network with them – ask them for advice, give them a shout out on social media – post useful comments on their blogs, tune into their feeds – this draws attention to you and gives more publicity to the people you network with and, in turn, they’ll likely return the favor.

Compete!

As you get a feel for your game or games of choice, start competing. The sooner you start competing, the sooner you’ll get noticed! When you’re first starting out, your best best is to go for small tournaments or those with novice categories. As you begin to win matches and move up through competitions, or even just play well and show potential, you’ll start to draw attention. You can also hold show matches – a single match against another gamer – if both of you promote it well, it’ll draw plenty of viewers who may well turn into loyal followers.